Future Maestro Pillows

Trombone emerges from pram. Mother says: 'I'm a firm believer in starting them young.'

Baby Piano

"When my Franz-Johann grows up he wants to be a pianist."

"This won't last long. I'll practice right after Mom gets home from work."

"Remember the golden rule: more buzzwords, less real words."

'And were there a point to your proposal, Henderson - What would it be?'

"Forget five-year plans. Let's just figure out how to make it to lunch."

'Williams, we're not used to receiving such excellent ideas as these, so we'd like to tone them down a bit.'

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

"I'm afraid 'It's a surprise', doesn't cut it as a growth strategy."

'Finally! A meeting with one of the bigwigs.'

'When we get there let me do the double talking.'

'Whoever said 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself' never had a room full of angry shareholders.'

"Why can't the rest of you be more like Rollins, here? He does his homework!"

'The efficiency expert's recommendation is we drink more coffee!'

Can You Spot the Differences?

"You've proven your worth a hundred times over. Let's try for a thousand."

"If I might be serious for a moment..."

'No, your guess isn't as good as mine.'

"The meeting will come to order."

"Ok, do we agree the minutes of the last meeting?"

'How can we solve this problem by eating?'

What can I do? He says it's his thinking cap.

"I need to see your budget proposal."

Papageno from The Magic Flute

Felix Mendelssohn

'I'm sorry, but everyone is in a meeting.'

'Ah, Galagher, we made good use of your proposal.'

"I'll wait a moment for everyone's energy drink to kick in."

"Dammit, Johnson. You've got to start thinking outside of the box."

'Hey, look, I can stand up and shout, too!'

"Remember...when the going gets tough...DELEGATE!"

'The sunglasses idea would have worked if you hadn't started snoring.'

"The new chairman has dropped the brain-storming meetings."

'Try and be negative in a positive way.'